[STEAM] AU Deals: Discounted Bangers That Aged Well and Are Finally Priced Accordingly

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Sales usually flatten everything into the same beige promise of value. This one does the opposite. It exposes which games were always quietly confident and which ones needed a price correction before they made sense. I only identify and highlight the actually buyable, my friends. Scroll downwards to reap the benefits of a glorious life spent video gaming (and not much else). No regrets.

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This Day in Gaming

In retro news, I’m using the explosion of a faux Camaro to light 27 candles on a cake baked for Rush 2: Extreme Racing USA. This N64 cult classic expanded on its predecessor, San Francisco Rush, with more tracks, wild shortcuts, and exaggerated physics that typically turned me or my split-screen multiplaying pal into a twisted, burning wreck.

I remember this fondly for its stunt-heavy, exploratory courses and some fully sick unlockables (think: an F1 race car, a

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, and a fricken

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). Oh, and a gaming mag once taught me a button combo to change the colour of the horizon fog. That's gotta be the most N64 cheat code ever.

Aussie birthdays for notable games.

- Rush 2: Extreme Racing USA (N64) 1999.

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- MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf (XB) 2005.

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- Dante's Inferno (PS3,X360) 2010.

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- Yoshi's Woolly World (3DS) 2012.

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Nice Savings for Nintendo Switch

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  (-35%) A$64.80 Still the gold standard for stylish JRPG pacing. Long, talkative, occasionally smug, but the daily loop remains dangerously moreish once it gets its hooks in.
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  (-35%) A$52.20 A puzzle game having an identity crisis on purpose. Smart systems, abrasive tone, and not especially welcoming. Worth it if you like games that argue back.
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  (-50%) A$44.90 Gorgeous animation carrying a legitimately good fighter. Online is still inconsistent, but the fundamentals reward anyone willing to stop mashing.
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  (-40%) A$29.90 Movement first design done properly. Combat opens slowly, but traversal feels sharp from minute one and never really lets up.
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  (-80%) A$17 Excessive in the best Lego way. Jokes land more often than they miss, combat is simple, and the sheer scale justifies the chaos.

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Switch Console Prices

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Exciting Bargains for Xbox

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  (-25%) A$74.90 Striking spectacle with a heavier combat feel than expected. Uneven difficulty spikes, but the confidence in presentation carries a lot of weight.
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  (-48%) A$60 Familiar Atlus structure wearing new clothes. Dense opening, slower burn, but once the systems align it justifies the patience it demands.
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  (-64%) A$39 Comfort food design done well. Exploration does the heavy lifting, combat improves late, and the fantasy sells itself despite the safe structure.
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  (-73%) A$30 Excellent moment to moment combat wrapped in confused long term planning. Works best in short bursts once you stop expecting permanence.
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  (-65%) A$13.10 Tight, disciplined, and refreshingly short. Demands precision, not nostalgia, and my boy Axel is still the ********** Man.

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  (-69%) A$30.50 Three classics with the edges gently sanded. Shooting still shows its age, characters still carry everything that matters.
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  (-62%) A$38.30 Enormous, deliberate, and overfed. Best enjoyed slowly. The world building is strong, the restraint less so.
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  (-66%) A$34.20 Shooting still feels excellent. Writing still thinks louder is funnier. Worth it for co op chaos if you tune out the noise.

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Xbox Console Prices

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Pure Scores for PlayStation

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  (-21%) A$99 Gorgeous, patient, and very sure of its tone. Not in a hurry to impress, which will either soothe you or test you.
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  (-45%) A$55.20 Deep without being hostile. Excellent onboarding, strong online, and enough solo content to justify learning properly.
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  (-40%) A$50.60 All spectacle, minimal friction. Combat looks busier than it is, pacing wobbles, but the peaks are genuinely impressive.
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  (-40%) A$74.80 Meticulous driving wrapped in glacial progression. If the handling model is the point, the rest becomes tolerable.
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  (-55%) A$44.90 Fast, technical, and unapologetic. Missions stay lean, builds get obsessive, and mastery feels entirely earned.

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  (-47%) A$44.80 Beautiful presentation masking very traditional design. Stories vary wildly, combat stays satisfying throughout.
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  (-71%) A$29 Still awkward, still compromised, finally honest about what it is. Nostalgia does most of the work.
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  (-75%) A$5.70 Fast, fair, and relentlessly demanding. Death is constant, progress is slow, improvement is unmistakable.

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What you'll pay to 'Station.

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Purchase Cheap for PC

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  (-67%) A$39.50 Heavier, moodier Doom with a surprising sense of place. The rhythm shift will divide fans, but the confidence is real.
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  (-85%) A$4.40 Gentle co op built on trust and timing. Occasionally fiddly, but perfect for low stress sessions.
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  (-93%) A$6.90 Ambitious and uneven. Performance hiccups persist, but the monster design and construction systems still feel novel.
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  (-75%) A$22.40 Slow by design, stubbornly immersive. Controls fight you early, atmosphere rewards you forever.
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  (-80%) A$17.90 A remake that understands restraint. Cleaner flow, smarter sound, same oppressive dread.

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PC Hardware Prices

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Legit LEGO Deals

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  (-12%) A$218 Premium plastic with real shelf presence. Build is satisfying, cost is the real challenge.
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  (-15%) A$85 Sensible scale, solid structure. Not the dream walker, but far easier to justify.
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  (-19%) A$89 Clean, bold, and instantly readable. Straightforward build, strong visual payoff.
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  A$99.90 Nah, no discount. I just love this thing. Nostalgia done carefully. More display than play, but the detailing earns the sentiment.
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  A$199.99 Same deal, sadly. No discount, but I'm buying this sucker full price anyway. Because OOT is everything.

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Adam Mathew is a passionate connoisseur, a lifelong game critic, and an Aussie deals wrangler who genuinely wants to hook you up with stuff that's worth playing (but also cheap). He plays practically everything, sometimes on

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